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Blogger, Taking The Kids

Eileen Ogintz

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Blogger, Taking The Kids

Denver

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TravelDiningFood

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AgricultureUrban InfrastructureWellnessCountry MusicCommunityFamily VacationMillennial TravelFamily TravelTelevisionBeautyFinanceNew Products

Biography

Eileen Ogintz is a leading US family travel expert. She has reported and written the nationally syndicated column “Taking The Kids™” (Tribune Content Agency) for more than three decades. Her website (www.takingthekids.com) contains a rich repository of content focused on family travel. She is also the author of the Kid’s City Guide series from Rowman & Littlefield. There are more than 12 Kid’s Guides to New York City; Washington DC; Boston; Orlando; Los Angeles; Chicago; San Diego; San Francisco; Denver and the Rocky Mountains; Maine; Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and Acadia National Park. Eileen holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and is a 40-year veteran of the news business, reporting for The Anniston Star, The Record in Hackensack, N.J., and Des Moines Register as well as the Chicago Tribune, where she created the paper’s family-issues beat. She has also taught journalism and writing at Northwestern University, New York University, Fairfield University and Quinnipiac University. She travels with her husband, Andy Yemma, their three children (now grown), and other friends and family who serve as Taking the Kids’ special team of experts.

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Family travel

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Blogger

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Content

Total articles 8200

  • Available on paid plans

    Taking the Kids: Spa Can Be Entré to a New Culture

    By Eileen Ogintz Verified

    Apr. 17, 2025

  • Available on paid plans

    Taking the kids: Spa can be entré to a new culture

    By Eileen Ogintz Verified

    Apr. 17, 2025

  • Available on paid plans

    Taking the kids: Celebrating Earth Day and shopping more sustainably for travel gear

    By Eileen Ogintz Verified

    Apr. 09, 2025

As seen in

St. Louis Post-Dispatch,Newsday,The Epoch Times,Abc News,Orlando Sentinel,Baltimore Sun,Chicago Tribune,Fox News,Arizona Daily Star,Taking The Kids,MSN (US)

Company Info

Taking The Kids

Taking the Kids is your information resource for family, multi-generational and group travel. We have reports on thousands of family-friendly destinations including unique resorts, lodges, hotels, camps, theme parks, cruises and more

Denver, , United States

+1 312-222-4444

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